Exam - Issues in the Counites

Question 1

What ‘body’ did parliament establish in the localities to maintain order following the first Civil War?

Answer 1

• County Committees.

Question 2

Why were county committees unpopular?

Answer 2

• High taxation.
• Members of a low social class, the gentry avoided being told what to do by such inferior people.

Question 3

How was radicalism an issue in the counties?

Answer 3

• The Pulpit had previously been used to maintain order but was now being used to examine peoples’ fitness to receive communion. This was seen as radical and caused hostility in some of the localities.

Question 4

What ordinance did Parliament pass which caused revolt in Kent?

Answer 4

• An old ordinance which banned certain Pagan festivals, as well as Christmas.

Question 5

What happened to religious ministers in Somerset in response to outcry over the pulpit?

Answer 5

• 100 were expelled from their roles.